the new addition to her family. following a salacious cheating scandal. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim hand. >> i i'm pat lawson muse. in this day and age when everyone seems to know everything about celebrities, this development is pretty remarkable. sandra bulk on told "people" magazine during the high she experienced during winning an oscar and low of learning about her husband's affair she adopted a baby about boy. >> she plans to rear him as a single parent. our big story this afternoon from natalie morales. >> reporter: it is a sandra bulk on bombshell. in an exclusive interview with "people" magazine, bulk on reveals the new love of her life. adopted son, louie bulk on. it has been a roller coaster of emotions in the last few months. >> sandra bulk on. >> reporter: in january she thanked her beaming husband as she won a golden globe. >> there's no surprise that may work got better when i met you

because i never knew what it felt like for someone to have my back. he is your family, michael. you have to protect them. >> reporter: then the oscar for the movie "the blind side." >> i'm indebted to people that are good to me. >> reporter: it came crashing down days after her oscar win. james, her husband of five years, had been caught cheating with a tattoo artist. bulk on's personal life flashed across newspapers and magazines. but now the pain has turned to love for her adopted son. bulk on tells "people" she and james began the process four years ago. and in january, secretly brought their son home from new orleans. bulk on says that the first time she met louie it was like the outside world got quiet. it was like he had always been a part of our lives. after her husband's infidelity bulk on says she took louis and moved out of their los angeles home and foul plans to adopt as a single parent. bulk on tells "people" she filed

for divorce saying i'm sad and i'm scared. as for her future with james, bulk on says, i don't know how our paths will intersect in the future. but the father i have known jesse to be is one that i hope louis can experience one day, no matter how jesse and i go on with our lives. >> natalie morales reporting. the magazine says the baby is named after jazz great louis armstrong whose signature song "what a wonderful world" deeply pitched bulk on. now to the fallout from another cheating scandal involving a high profile celebrity. so far there seems to be little fallout for tiger woods during his second competition since the scandal over his personal life erupted. today he took part in the preliminary event here at the quail hollow championship in charlotte, north carolina. woods got a warm reception today but that may have something to do with the fact that ticket holders were told not to belittle or criticize any players. later today, woods says he's enjoying his return to the game.

>> more fun, no doubt. i had a lot of struggles internally for a while now. and that's one of the reasons it wasn't that much fun. the game is now where it used to be. >> woods did not speak about reports of an impending divorce from his wife,. plane headed to mississippi from frederick, maryland, crashed in a wooded area of kentucky. the small plane went down yesterday in eastern kentucky. two people in the plane died. a rescuer took a picture of the plane on his cell phone. it took a while for rescue crews to reach the crash site. >> called for help and listened for any type of response and -- and -- there was no response. no signs of life. >> the faa list it is hawker beach craft 58 as being

registered to island trading. plane its way to our area was diverted today because of a bomb threat that continental express flight from hughes torngs texas, was en route to dulles international airport when it was diverted to greensboro, north carolina. the plane landed safely shortly before 11:00 this morning. law enforcement officers were waiting for the plane when it arrived and federal officials say the bomb threat was written on a mirror in the plane's bathroom. police are on the lookout for man that tried to snatch a little boy in prince william county. two brothers were walking home monday evening near lennice way. a 5-year-old, his 9-year-old brother pushed the boy away from the suspect and they both ran off and into their house. the suspect ran from the scene. neither boy was injured. police now want anyone to contact them who may have seen something or someone suspicious. police in prince george's

county want to hear from a tipster that called them about a home invasion murder. it happened last september in an upscale bowie subdivision. police say three masked men burst in a a house here on major leaguey drive. once inside they killed the homeowner. 38-year-old tyrone richardson. his wife then told neighbors that the masked men tied her up and her children up as well. investigators tell us they have questions for the tipster who called crime solvers and want that person to call them back. let's take a look now at our live city cam. it has been a cool day and a bit breezy out there. word the weather will change in the days to come. >> veronica johnson has more on what we can expect in our first forecast. hi, veronica. >> yeah, may even be using the words hot by the end of the week. but that wasn't the case this morning. i woke up, my feet hit the bathroom floor and i was like should i have turned the heat on last night? temperatures started out at 33 degrees. ft. belvoir. 43 in d.c.

in a wasn't bad. take a look at baltimore and spots around howard county. we have warmed up to just shy of the 60-degree mark. while we had the sunshine this morning, there have been plenty of clouds this afternoon. those clouds will be working their way out of here. under another frost advisory up until 9:00 a.m. thursday. it includes a couple more counties like fairfax, prince william, fauquier county. we will drop to 52 by 11 ee clock and skies clear again. and it is going to be a chilly, breezy evening on your fast forecast. we will have frost but also some fog, patchy fog for tomorrow morning. wait until you see the four-day forecast. maybe the word hot being used. ville those numbers for you, jim and pat in just a few minutes we are ready for it. veronica, thanks. look out below. camera was rolling when a large ventilation shaft fell off the side of a building and landed on

a couple of cars. parked in the alley below. happened around 11:00 this morning in the 1800 block of n street in north west d.c. near due upon circle. thankfully no one was hurt. folks at the sunlight foundation located just across the alley started shooting the video when they noticed the shaf was swaying. then they posted the video on youtube. shaft was attached to a building where the popular 1800 cafe is located. we are told that the damage to vehicles are owned by cafe workers. >> funding for a new contract for too muchers in the district could now be in jeopardy and the dispute could be affected by the mayor's race. private donors earlier this month pled $64.5 million to help fund the new reacher raises. however, the donors written agreement says the deal is in part based on chancellor michelle rhee keeping her job. if mayor 10sy wins the race she will stay. however if anyone else wins rhee

may quit or be replaced. the dispute over the private money may have a more immediate effect. chief financial officer gnat gandhi is expected to later this week say that the f the private money is not guaranteed the city legally cannot implement the new contract. some 10,000 school workers in loudoun county are facing pay cuts in the form of furlough days this fall. the school board voted to approve the furlough days based on an employee survey. the thanksgiving break will be extended so that school, staff and faculty can take off november 22 and 23 bout pay. school officials say the furlough days were necessary to help close a $22 million budget gap. and the furloughs were a better option than layoffs. there may be a last-minimum break in negotiations over finance am regulation. it appears republicans may now be willing to allow the bill to move to the senate floor. the appear enagreement comes as democrats threaten to force every senator to pull an

all-nighter at capitol hill. meanwhile, president obama is also fighting to move forward with reform but he's doing it far from washington. steve handelsman has the latest. >> reporter: barack obama took his campaign to crack down on wall street to a cafe in missouri. >>burger and fries. >> reporter: these are my people, was the president's message. and they need protection. >> it means common sense reforms that prevents the irresponsibility of a few people on wall street wreaking havoc across main street and across america. >> reporter: back on capitol hill, a group from delaware demanded action. >> there's not an american in this country that doesn't know we need financial reform. democrats and republicans. >> reporter: senate republicans, again, blocked the democrats' bill. >> motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: claiming it would overregulate consumer credit and cost jobs. >> because -- what is being proposed is incredibly expansive. >> reporter: main focus of

democrats is the banks whose near collapse helped cause the recession. >> while this was happening our government just stood idly by like a lookout man at a bank robbery. >> reporter: exhibit 1 was yesterday. goldman sachs being sued for fraud. >> they think that, yeah, they can do anything they want and get away with it and that's the problem. the rules have got to be significantly tightened and we have to reform wall street. >> reporter: goldman's boss agrees. >> we support the direction of the bill. >> reporter: republicans are hanging tough. >> people seem to be willing to come out in support of the bill are the executives at goldman sachs. >> reporter: 65% of americans say they want tougher financial regulation but many wonder if barack obama can deliver. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >> there's late word of a possible breakthrough. republicans plan to meet within the hour and could announce allow the bill to move to the floor for a vote. thousands of d.c. residents have a new option when it comes

to managing their money. this morning mayor fenty and local finance officials kicked off a new program called bank on d.c. organizers say it will give residents access to checking accounts and help them plan their financial future. and keep them away from check cashing outlets that often charge high fees. the program is a partnership between the district and local banks and community groups. >> the goal is to sign up about 10,000 residents with bank accounts and no monthly fees and no minimum balance. save money on check cashing fees and money orders. and -- and we believe that -- this will be a huge part of the 18,000 and 19,000 young people that sign up for the summer youth program and be able to use bank zblkts accounts are available at seven d.c. banks and six credit unions frpts stay right there. "news4 at 4:00" is just getting

started. beyond brazen. >> what seems to be a growing trend among some women and why men are being warned to stay vigilant. >> what's now being done to prevent an environmental disaster along the gulf of mexico after that massive oil rig explosion. >> 4:45, new rules and regulations set to take place for airlines. we will tell you exactly what that means for passengers the next time you travel. >> we are live in hd on "news4 at 4:00."

take a listen to be this. residents around georgetown university have been complaining about loud late-night student parties for years. now they are doing something about it. a website has been created called drunken georgetown students. it poses pictures of the parties on the web. hoping to force the university to do something. women are not the only ones who need to watch their drinks at a bar. women now target unsuspecting men, spike their drinks, and then rob them. michelle kosinski has the story. >> violated and vulnerable. definitely. >> reporter: not every day you hear a guy use those words after a date. but this embarrassed victim we'll call mike has good reason. >> next thing i know, it was 2:00 in the afternoon on friday.

and i woke up in my bed with all my clothes on and my cartier watch missing off my rest. >> reporter: these two party girls grinning and having a great time with mike's credit cards on surveillance video while he's out cold in the cab. suspected of drugging his drink, ringing up thousands of dollars on his card, and then going home with him where they stole a lifetime's worth of watches, jewelry, gifts, and $15,000 cash. >> creepy? absolutely. this has been happening all over this area. at least ten times in the last six weeks. this could be a ring of women, highly skilled at flattering older fellows wearing expensive watches. this woman suspected of talking her way on to a man's boat, drugging his drink there and robbing him. >> we will find out that the person was a victim of a robbery. he's also dead.

that's our main concern. >> reporter: first time women have gadate-robbed men. there was a guy in texas two years ago. green bay, wis wishgs bad girls were busted targeting already drunk guys. now smooth operators descended on social south florida, men are on guard. >> i'm not letting anybody offer me a drink. you know, you just have to watch out. >> reporter: as for mike -- >> now that the police released your photos, we are going to get you. whether i get my stuff back or not, we are going to get you. >> reporter: he would like to see cabs nab the smiling young ladies that bagged him. michelle kosinski, nbc news, miami. >> who will have the last laugh? police have not made any arrests in this case. some serious allegations of bullying at a baltimore eleme elementary school. three students there have been suspended after the mother of an 8-year-old said her daughter was teased so much she tried to commit suicide. the allegations come amidst the

national discussion about bullying and cyber bullying. the impact had on children and what role teachers, law makers and families have in dealing with this. bullying expert rachel simmons appeared on the "today" show this morning and said there are things that parents can do. >> one is establish rules and establish consequences if those rules are broken. >> that's right. lot of kids grow up in the country thinking technology is a right. parents need to communicate this a privilege. this is something you earn because you are responsible and because you are mature. because you prove that you showed the values of the family and not just online and -- but in real life. it is not just something you get and if you don't use it etc.cally, there should be consequences. >> you have to make sure -- >> simmons. >> doctors say a new fda approved treatment is successfully zapping away spider veins. procedure called vein wave can be used on a patient's arms,

legs, and even face. some treatments reportedly take just 15 minutes. doctors say that vein wave works differently than other common methods like lasers. >> place the needle over the target area. small dose to the vein. that damage it is vein. for many very small veins, nasal area the results are instantaneous and vein goes away like an eraser. >> some patients report redness in the face and a little discomfort. vein wave treatments cost between $300 and $500. drinking a slushy might actually improve your endurance when you are exercising. especially when it is hot outside. the new study by a new zealand athlete found runners in a hot room who drank slushies could last ten minutes longer than runners that drank cold water. crushed ice mixing with the sugar apparently gets colder than water allowing your body temperature to get cooler. sort of makes sense. >> it does. i think i have been doing it

backwards all along. >> you have been drinking hot tea n. >> yeah. not that backwards. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," the verdict is in. >> we know whether or not the famous panda at the national zoo is pregnant. we will tell you what the verdict is. what went down that prompted a police officer to chase a suspect with his family and his car. controversy that's making nationwide news. now it made its way all the way to the supreme court. . i'm eun yang. >> i'm joe krebs. just in time for summer vacation big changes coming to an airport near you. >> tomorrow is thursday. worst traffic day of the week. we will get you through it with traffic and weather on the 1s. >> starting at 4:30 in the morning.

all right. after months of anticipation and the national zoo confirmed female giant panda mei xiang is not pregnant. mei xiang had had been experiencinging a sue dough pregnancy during the past few months. certain behaviors in pandas can

indicate they are pregnant even when they are really not. so -- >> maybe they need to spike the water at the zoo. she needs a little help. >> yeah. >> it is really cool out there today. >> back to the other -- >> spicier. warmer. it feels like march. >> it does. we are going the wrong way. right? >> we are. >> although i guess -- >> the one thing we don't like is the pollen count. and the fact we have gotten sunshine in here, still, yeah, a little on the cool side. the next two days we are going to notice the pollen count going way up. today it is high. and out of the count, 57. and oak is nearly 200. let's take a look at the count now because it is almost 400. 354. the temperature current will he is the at 58 degree was the win out of the west-northwest at 17 miles per hour. but again, we have had clouds

come through the area during the afternoon. you are saying -- where are these clouds coming from? still, believe it or not, same old low pressure system that's up across new england. and there it is. you can see snow in areas of upstate new york and vermont. it is so widespread, though, that the counterclockwise flow and effects of the clouds wrapping around the storm. this is the last because tonight high pressure will be moving in. once again, though, we are left with frost advisories that go until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. so scattered frost and even a possibility of fog, too, coming up tomorrow morning. huge area of high pressure and that's what will be headed our way. on the back side of that high we will warm up. clear skies for the next few days. you can see the big storm there, that's the next one that will bring another round of severe weather. it could bring storms to the kentucky derby. they may have drops of rain in their mint juleps. next 48 hours, mostly clear skies through the area. high pressure moves in. and your forecast then is for this evening, we are partly sunny and get the clouds out of

here. temperatures really going to be dropping again. just as cool, just as low as they were this morning. 37 to 44. it is frost and fog for tomorrow. then your high up to 72 degrees. again, the warming trend starts tomorrow. then we will get into the 80s. lit feel like june with showers and storms and i think late saturday about 6:00, 7:00 p.m. and then sunday afternoon. saturday really is the best day out of the weekend. >> thanks, veronica. >> thanks. well, it is do or die time for the washington caps tonight. they face the canadiens. this is game seven. this is it. the playoffs series. win and they advance to the second round. lose and the season over. the caps held a 3-1 lead in the series but they lost two straight games. tonight's game will be played at the verizon center and starts at 7:00 and they are going to need to really walk the red tonight. >> you know it. rock the red tonight. >> live team coverage coughing up here at 5:00. following other news stories

tonight on "news4 at 5:00." >> john schriffen joins us from the newsroom with a preview. >> reporter: coming up tonight, we will have a story about charles county. a growing problem of teens dying in auto accidents. one year they saw nine teens die. after the sheriff's department started new driver safety program the next year they had zero. coming upping, we will tell you how the sheriff's department made it happen. back to you. >> see you then. thank you, john. much more ahead, the cleanup process. >> what's now being done in the gulf of mexico to prevent environmental disaster. >> the investigation into what caused a raging inferno at a popular vacation spot in virginia. also we will tell you what investigators say is to blame for the deadly mid-air collision last summer over the hudson river. stay with us. news4 live in hd coming right back.

welcome back. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. here are some of the big stories we are following right now. two people are dead after a plane from frederick, maryland, crashed in kentucky. a plane headed for mississippi when it went down yesterday afternoon. investigators arrived at the crash scene today looking for the cause. prince george's county police want to hear from a tipster who called them about a home invasion murder. it happened last september in an upscale bowie subdivision.

police say that three masked men burst into a home on majerle drive. the homeowner, 38-year-old tyrone richardson, was killed. it was a tough early commute for some metro riders. two incidents delayed the morning trains. a cracked rail was discovered near the nailer road station on the green line. permanent repairs will be made to that overnight. and on the blue and yellow lines, maintenance lost the wheel. and a camera was rolling when a large ventilation shaft fell off a side of a building and landed on a couple of cars parked in the alley. it happened this morning in the 1800 block of m street at northwest d.c. we are told the vehicles are owned by workers at the 1800 cafe. luckily nobody was hurt. >> a developing story right now off the coast of louisiana this afternoon where crews are trying to head off an environmental nightmare.

crude oil has been pouring into the gulf of mexico since an oil rig explosion earlier this month. now that oil slick is creeping closer to shore. leanne gregg reports. >> reporter: submarines have been unable to shut off a well spewing thousands of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. so now a dramatic move. lighting the oil on fire. they are not sure it will work but officials say that they have to try. it is part of a massive effort slins last week's explosion after drilling platform off the louisiana coast. that left 11 people missing and presumed dead. if the well can't be closed, more than 4 million gallons of oil could spill into the gulf. cleanup crews are racing against a threat to environmentally sensitive marsh lands. >> if we don't secure the well, yes, this could be one of the most significant oil spills in u.s. history. >> reporter: the rig's operator plans to drill a relief well to take pressure off of the blowout side. that could take months. the slick is now less than 20

miles from the mouth of the mississippi covering an expanding area 50 to 08 miles wide. if it washes ashore it could cover birds in oil. threaten white sandy beaches and grass lands. it is nearing some of the gulf's richest oyster grounds and could be devastating to fisher american. >> perfect storm coming together with the winds and the surf changing and them not being able to contain the spread of the oil. >> reporter: reports of an odd smell as some suspect may be associated with the explosion. >> like pain thinner that just -- an -- leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. >> reporter: as efforts to contain the damage continues, no one knows what the full impact from the explosion may be. leanne gregg, nbc news. >> now that cleanup effort involves a thousand people, 50 vessels, aircraft, and underwater vehicles. officials are monitoring air quality now from the controlled burn. which itself creates

environmental concerns. a massive fire broke out before dawn today at a marina in norfolk, virginia. three banks sank and three suffers suffered damaged. environmental concerns there. hazmat teams were on the scene to contain the fuel that leaked from the burning boats. there is no word today. yet on what sparked the fire but witnesses say that they heard an explosion just before the blaze began. >> the florida teenager who was badly beaten during an attack by another teen is now in rehab. 15-year-old josie rattly was hospitalized for six weeks after the attack. she was repeatedly kicked in the head, allegedly by another 15-year-old student, near her school in deerfield beach, florida. she suffered traumatic brain injury. in he rehab she will have to learn how to walk and talk again and how to use her right arm and fingers. the teen charged in the attack pleaded not guilty. a florida police officer is suspended this afternoon from his job for something he did

while off duty. that officer chased a hit-and-run driver, firing his gun at him, all with his family in the car. the officer called 911 during the chase and admitted driving at 90 miles an hour at one point. while the driver he chased was going even faster. drivers are allowed to follow a hit-and-run suspect but they can't break the law in the process. she on suspension with pay. the hit-and-run driver is still on the loose. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," quick bites. >> new way to reuse items that would otherwise be thrown away. all in an effort to go green. >> plus, the big changes being proposed for walmart and why you may not be able to find everything you need there anymore. >> why the new year could be a tough one for sailors serving on u.s. navy submarines. [ male announcer ] let's take the garden into our own hands.

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know, mushrooms grow really well on hardwood. >> reporter: with those seeds planted the two business majors began planting seeds. >> both of us heard that idea and thought, you know, has to be something you can do with it. country is n addicted to coffee. >> reporter: besides the kitchen of the fraternity they successfully sprouted mushrooms in a bucket of used coffee grounds. the idea, mushrooms into a business. >> what we do now, 8 thousand pounds a week of coffee grounds. that come be the compost in a certain way. >> cole ionized plant here. >> reporter: their business, better ventures, began selling mushrooms to whole foods. now they are making kits for people to grow their own mushrooms at home. >> we use used coffee grounds from peets coffee and figured out away to transform that into growing mushrooms. >> reporter: the kits have gone on sale in peets which is fitting since the company helped give them their start. >> a beautiful system where they

are taking our onish and creating something out of it and then enriching it. >> reporter: neither has a background in farming. upon graduating, turned down job offers. preferring instead to cultivate their own dream. >> i think that's really what gets us up every morning. become passionate about something we knew nothing about. >> of course, there's lots more about food on our website. nbcwashington.com. by going to the washington dpoes.com/food. veronica, tell us what the weather will be like around town. >> let's see. frosty to start. even a little foggy. we will get combo thing going there. and then it will warm up nicely. with sunshine tomorrow. let's get you started with what's going on. we have clouds still drifting through the area. those clouds clear, temperatures are going to drop with the calm conditions. all right. temperature, again, currently at

58 degrees. dew point at 26. air is dry. mostly cloudy now. partly cloudy for the evening with the temperature of 5 degrees. the winds will continue to drop so that by morning we are down into the 30s. and mid 30s to about mid 40s with sunshine. clear and chilly with a start of 44. the high tomorrow, 72, jim and pat. 72, 84, we make the big jump friday. and nice warming trend, high this weekend and in the mid 80s we will drop to the 07s behind that front. little bit of rain. >> trees are popping. pollen. >> nays shot. >> thanks, veronica. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00" -- change in poll. >> i new rules set to take effect that will change the way travelers fly the friendly skies. what investigators now say is to blame for that deadly mid-air collision over the hudson river. new high-tech craze that takes watching your favorite movies to a new level. [ male announcer ] this year, get the most out of your lawn

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when airlines will have new limits to how long they can make passengers wait before takeoff. the government imposed rules followed years of debate between the airline industry and passenger rights groups fed up. with extreme cases of sit and wait. >> be what i would call held hostage. >> reporter: that was kate in 2007. stranded on an american airlines flight for more than 13 hours and there are more examples. last august, passengers were stuck in rochester, minimunesot for six hours. >> no food, no water. no bathroom. >> reporter: the new passenger protection rules state after two hours of delays, passengers must be given clean water, food, and have access to working onboard toilets. after three hours, airlines must allow passengers the option to deplane. >> allow people to get off the plane, go back to the terminal and get off the plane, and rebook their flight, go home. stay in the terminal and wait

for another flight. >> reporter: but some travel experts say that the rules may end up backfiring for passengers already dealing with an outdated and overwhelmed system. >> they are going to pull the planes back into the gate and cancel those flights. and with the flights being so heavily booked these days lit take a long time. one, two, three days to get passengers out to their destinations. >> reporter: new rules that could bring relief add another layer of frustration to the art of air travel. michelle franzen, new york. >> certain airlines are asking for exemptions to the new rule. delta is asking for extra time at airports like kennedy international where construction has shut down one runway. airlines violate the new rules could face a maximum fine of more than $27,000 per passenger. roup the inauguration's largest retailer is thinking out of the box. the big box store, that is. walmart is going to build smaller stores so that it can

expand into more cities. some analysts believe the company is running out of places to build super centers and this is way to fight the no-frills grocery stores that have been nipping away at walmart's business. still to come on "news4 at 4:00" this afternoon, heated debate. why the supreme court is now weighing in on a cross standing alone in the desert. the latest move by the military to snuff out smoking and how it is going to impact u.s. sailors. check us out on twitter and facebook. posting updates and breaking news. you can find us on both sites by searching "news4 at 4:00."

smithsonian's national air and space museum is honoring the flight crew responsible for the so-called miracle on the hudson. retired u.s. airways captain sullenberger and first officer jeffrey skiles received the 2010 trove if i for achievement. they were at the controls of flight 1549 when it made an emergency landing in new york's hudson river last year. all 150 passengers onboard survived. >> they deserve it. that's their museum. we have changes coming in again. >> that we do. but -- if you like it warm or even hot, changes that you are going to be smiling about. >> all right. >> for today, though the average high is 70 degrees 37 we stayed

under the 60-degree mark. a look at rockville, maryland. you folks of montgomery county have 56 and your high today is 57 degrees. you started out at 40 degrees this morning. you are likely to be starting out tomorrow being 38. so -- everywhere under 60 right now except down in charlottesville and under another frost advisory this time for fairfax county and for prince william and rest of fauquier county and down through culpeper county. tomorrow morning, we will start out at 44 degrees. so grab a jacket and it will be chilly again. certainly the long sleeves and go from shine to a high tomorrow of 72 degrees. and then again 80s by friday. and close to 90, few location. >> whoa! >> saturday. toasty. >> hot. >> like summer. >> i know where i will be. i will find a spot by the water. >> all right. smart. >> bring it on. >> thanks. still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," do you think a dvd mailing service orion line video cited? >> we will tell you how the new

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a mid-air collision over the hudson river last summer is being blamed in part on pilot error and distracted air traffic controller. nine people died last august when a sightseeing helicopter in a private jet collided in new york. the ntsb concluded the air traffic controller was listening to three conversations at once,

including a personal phone call and didn't catch a critical pilot error before the crash. the pilot of the jet said his radio set to the wrong frequency. it is not clear if that controller was facing any dplins airy action so far. the u.s. supreme court has reversed a lower court ruling today citing the controversial cross can state put in california. the seven-foot cross stands in a remote part of the mojave national preserve. it was ee recked more than 75 years ago to honor americans killed in foreign wars. the cross, however, became the center of a legal dispute over whether religious simple should sit on federal land. after the ruling and in favor of the cross, members of the veterans of foreign wars organization spoke out. >> the cross was built by world war i veterans to remember and respect 53,000 american dead in 19 months of combat during world war i. it is not about religion but

respect. that's why the vfw is happy about. >> the supreme court ruled the lower court should reconsider a plan that transfer it is land from public to private ownership. do you think of netflix as a dvd mailing service orion line video cited? actually, it is a little bit of both. but trends stay the disk-mailing of the service is likely to become an afterthought within the next few years. nbc's scott budman has more. >> these men are fools. >> reporter: it is easier than ever to watch movies. >> push play and it is going back to this spot in the movie. >> reporter: that's good news for netflix. the sill vonn valley dvd rental website that lets you stream movies live to your tv, computer, or mobile devices. >> bottom line is netflix is a must have in electronics devices now. >> reporter: streaming is catching on big time.

netflix is seen monstrous growth both in its subscriber rates and stock price. as people stream movies instead of waiting for them to come in the mail. >> this is the behavior change for most consumers. lot of folks love the dvd and will continue to love the dvd for a number of years. but stream sing the new behavior. >> reporter: as netflix grows, dvd rentals stores like hollywood video continue to shut down. this one once lived in san jose. and blockbuster now about as cutting edge as an outdoor pay phone. >> now we are turning on more devices than just your pc which i think is really important. >> reporter: tech watchers say they notice changing viewing habits and like the netflix strategy. >> now we are bogey to make it as broad as possible to all of the screens that you are connected to. your tv, your phone, your ipad, your -- you know, other tablets. anything that we can come up with that you can consume this on. >> reporter: faster movie delivery and on more devices

sent over the internet. a win for the consumer, a loss for the post office. >> netflix recently -- recently topped $100 a share for first time ever on strong earnings. that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now. a stranger tries to grab a 5-year-old but big brother jumps into action. the 9-year-old push tess kid brother out of the way and tonight police are on the hunt for the man who tried to abduct these two children. good afternoon. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. the scare happened around the same time monday. police went back to castle drive in bristow, virginia, today, to pass out fliers. jane watrel has the story.

>> reporter: stepped-up police patrols worked the streets of the prince william county division. talking to residents and keeping watch. monday there was an abduction attempt of two young brothers by a stranger. unnerving and an entire business throw community full of young children. >> scary. very scary. that's why we all need to pay attention to who is hanging around our neighborhood. that's why we need to watch out for our kids. i know as a parent my kids are teenagers right now. and as kids, i didn't let them out of my sight. >> reporter: the incident happened in broad daylight near the intersection. police say that the youngsters, ages 9 and 5, were walking between two homes when a man came up from behind. >> suspect attempted to grab the 5-year-old. he pushed over the brother to the ground, away from the suspect, the man, suspect took off running. and the -- the 9-year-oldoo